CALL Teacher Education : Language Teachers and Technology Integration / by Simone Torsani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torsani, Simone., Author.

Series:

Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVIII, 214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2016.

Summary:

Book is a practical resource for teacher trainers who are about to deal with the challenging and exciting task of preparing language teachers to integrate technology into their everyday professional practice. As research yields results that show the solid and growing potential of technology for language education, Computer Assisted Language Learning has become a rather common subject in teacher training programmes worldwide. Based on the author’s experience in teacher education, the present book aims at providing trainers with thorough methodological foundations and practical understanding to design and implement effective CALL courses. To achieve this goal, the volume collects and harmonises the different sources that constitute the base-knowledge of CALL Teacher Education and gradually leads the reader from theory down to practice. The volume, the first monograph on this subject, offers a comprehensive overview of CALL Teacher Education, both as an academic discipline and as a practice ambit, and explores among others the following topics: • The relationship between technology and language learning; • The integration of technology into language education; • Theoretical foundations of CALL teacher training; • Frameworks and standards for CALL education; • Approaches and processes; • CALL training procedures; • Curriculum design.

Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Function of CALL Teacher Education

CALL and CALL Education in the Words of Researchers

Computer Assisted Language Learning as a Study Branch

Definition of Computer Assisted Language Learning

Historical Development of CALL

CALL Today

Related Disciplines and Components

Research Themes

Roles

Conclusions: A Wide Perspective

Technology and Language Education

Introduction: An In Depth Analysis

Technology and Language Teaching: A Theoretical Perspective

Linguistic Frameworks for CALL

CALL Options for Language Education

Conclusions: Approaches in the Relationship between Linguistics and Technology

The Integration of Technology into Language Education

Introduction: Integration, a Bird’s Eye View

Integration

A Socio-Cultural Perspective on Integration

Normalisation

Integration and CALL Teacher Education

Transfer and Integration

Integration and Reconstruction

Integration: A Sum-up

Foundationsof CALL Teacher Education

CALL Teacher Education as an Area of CALL

CTE: An Overview

Diffusion of CALL Teacher Education

CTE and Second Language Teacher Education

A Model for CTE

Trends in CTE

CTE Research

CTE from Theory to Practice

Introduction: Integration as the Goal of CTE

Models of CALL Competences

Frameworks for CTE

CALL Competences in Standards and Guidelines

Conclusion

Approaches and Processes in CTE

Introduction: Approaches and Processes

The Development of Digital Skills

Approaches

Processes I: Lesson and Demonstration

Processes II: Project-Based Learning

Processes III: Situated Learning

Processes IV: Reflective Learning

CTE and SLTE Practice

Alternative Strategies to Formal Learning

Conclusion: CALL Teacher Education and the Development of Professional Competences

CALL Teacher Education for the Internet

Introduction: The Internet within the Domain of CALL

The Domains of Networked CALL

Models for Online Language Teaching

Processes in Teacher Education for the Internet

Social Networks and Mobile Technologies

Conclusions

Procedures

Introduction: CALL Training Activities

Linguistic Area

Procedural Area

Technical Area

Conclusions: The Linguistics/Procedure/Technique Model Revisited

The CALL Course

Introduction: A Theory of CALL Curriculum

The CALL Curriculum

Scenarios of CALL Courses

Conclusions: One Course, Many Courses

Conclusions: The Future of CALL Teacher Education

Appendix A: List of Skills for Using a Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle)

Appendix B: Six Criteria for CALL Tasks Evaluation

Appendix C: CALL Applications

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789463004770

9463004777

OCLC:

953458296